Crescent Moon
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β’ may indicate either the first or last quarter moon β 263DΒ β½Β first quarter moon β 263EΒ βΎΒ last quarter moon
A waxing crescent moon, known as the second phase of the moon. People love a clear night with a crescent moon in the sky.
Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
- This emoji was part of the proprietary / non-standardized emoji set first introduced by Japanese carriers like Softbank. These emojis became part of the Apple iPhone starting in iOS 2.2 as an unlockable feature on handsets sold in English speaking countries.
- In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank) |
235 of 2393 |
Apple/iOS Picture |
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Google Android Picture |
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Google Hangouts Picture |
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Twitter.com Picture |
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LG Emoji Picture |
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Samsung Emoji Picture |
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Phantom Open Emoji Picture |
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ASCII Conversion |
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"Short Code" Name |
:crescent_moon: |
Keywords |
Moon, Crescent, Waxing, Sky, Night, Cheese, Phase |
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category |
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs |
Unicode Range |
1F300β1F5FF |
Unicode Subcategory |
Moon, Sun, and Star Symbols |
Editorial Comment
A yellow waning or waxing crescent moon. Could also be a banana. old iEmoji name: Bright Moon
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category |
Nature |
Unicode Subcategory |
Moon, Sun, and Star Symbols |
Names & Annotations |
CRESCENT MOON * may indicate either the first or last quarter moon x (first quarter moon - 263D) x (last quarter moon - 263E) Temporary Notes: Not unified with β½ U+263D or βΎ U+263E. (Japanese carriers don't pay attention which quarter moon their symbols refer to.) |
Symbol Information |
U+1F319 proposed |
Proposal Identifier |
e-014 |
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
DoCoMo |
Β #98 'Crescent moon' δΈζ₯ζ U+E69F SJIS-F943 JIS-753F |
KDDI |
Β #15 ζοΌ U+E486 SJIS-F65E JIS-753F |
Softbank |
Β #85 #old76 ζ U+E04C SJIS-F98D |
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